An Indigenous-led Virtual Health Hub is being planned on Whitecap Dakota Nation land to deliver remote healthcare services for up to 30 communities, according to the province.
Transforming the Future of Healthcare Delivery
Welcome to Virtual Health Hub (VHH), a highly-innovative, Indigenous-led healthcare delivery project designed to increase the availability of services to Saskatchewan’s northern and rural communities – and beyond.
Combining cutting-edge virtual care technologies, AI, and robotic systems with local healthcare teams, patients are assessed and receive care in real time in their own communities entirely virtually. The project helps care for patients in a timely and cost-efficient manner, as well as concurrently increase the number of Indigenous and non-Indigenous healthcare professionals and technologists trained to work in virtual healthcare.
Virtual Health Hub is set to create:
• Greater access to healthcare for Indigenous, remote and rural communities in Saskatchewan
• An increased number of healthcare practitioners trained in the delivery of virtual care remote health services
• More Indigenous healthcare providers
• Significant cost savings to the health system by treating patients in their own communities
• A global leadership position for Saskatchewan’s virtual healthcare delivery system
Virtual Health Hub
OPENING FALL 2026
Our unique and groundbreaking Virtual Health Hub facility will operate as a centralized command center to support the delivery of healthcare services for Saskatchewan communities entirely remotely. State-of-the-art virtual care technologies, AI, and robotic systems will allow doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers to assess patients from across the province in real-time. In addition to on-demand services, we will provide a comprehensive range of virtual care services, including mental health care, remote patient monitoring, remote imaging diagnostic services, physiotherapy, and speech therapy.
The facility will be located at Whitecap, Saskatchewan, approximately 35 kilometers south of Saskatoon. We will begin operations in the fall of 2026.
For a VIRTUAL TOUR of what the completed building will look like, please see the video below.
Official Announcement of Virtual Health Hub
(L-R) Whitecap Dakota Nation Chief Darcy Bear, Minister of Northern Affairs Dan Vandal, Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies (SIIT) President Riel Bellegarde, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth Marci Ien, and Virtual Health Hub Director Dr. Ivar Mendez visit the Virtual Health Hub during the Prime Minister’s visit to Saskatoon to announce funding for healthcare in Indigenous communities in April 2024.
(L-R) Virtual Health Hub Director Dr. Ivar Mendez, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, Whitecap Dakota Nation Chief Darcy Bear, Saskatchewan Health Minister Everett Hindley, and SIIT President Riel Bellegarde at the sod-turning ceremony at future site of Virtual Health Hub facility at Whitecap Dakota Nation in May 2024.
Virtual Health Hub has the potential to serve as
a model for Canada and the rest of the world.
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